SYNONYMY NOTE: faithful implies steadfast adherence to a person or thing to which one is bound as by an oath
or obligation [a faithful wife]; loyal implies undeviating allegiance to a person, cause, institution, etc. which one feels
morally bound to support or defend [a loyal friend]; constant suggests freedom from fickleness in affections or loyalties [a constant lover]; staunch (or , stanch) implies such strong allegiance to one's principles or purposes as not to be turned
aside by any cause [a staunch defender of the truth]; resolute stresses unwavering determination, often in adhering to one's personal ends or aims
[resolute in one's decision]